I’m turning 30 tomorrow, waving my twenties goodbye with a smile.
Top Ten Highlights of my twenties:
Age 20: Lived in an un-insulated shack of a house and became engaged to Matt.
Age 21: Married my high school sweetheart and was told we were too young.
Age 22: Started working on my bachelor’s degree and alopecia struck again.
Age 23: Lived in a lakeside cabin and spent time working, swimming, fishing, and volunteering as a support services member with a local fire department
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| Newspaper scan; photo taken while visiting the station's Santa Night after Nathaniel's birth |
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| Matt with his cadets |
Age 24: Graduated from the University of Washington and obtained my first “real” job post-college with World Vision, purchased our first home, and got a dog (or two).
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| Matt with our first dog, Zieto |
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| Our first home |
Age 25: Touched down onto four continents in less than six months traveling to Niger and Peru.
Age 26: Traveled to Trujillo, Peru for a second time.
Age 27: Went skydiving, was laid off for nearly six months, and developed a passion for gardening.
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| Watching my mom jump out of the plane before me |
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| Pears growing on our tree |
Age 28: Our first son, Nathaniel, was born and I quit working full-time job to accept contract work.
Age 29: Went on a Caribbean cruise, became pregnant, and gave birth to our second son, Noah.
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| Matt and I in the Bahamas |
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| Our little Noah |
Bring on the next decade!
